Arc characteristics and behaviour of metal transfer in pulsed current GMA welding of stainless steel

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1262-1274

  Ghosh, P K ^a   Dorn, Lutz ^b   Kulkarni, Shrirang ^a   Hofmann, F ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arc characteristics; Arc pressure; Austenitic stainless steel; Metal transfer; P GMAW; Stability in shielding; Welding parameters

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; AUSTENITIC STEEL; CAVITY RESONATORS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; ELECTRIC ARCS; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GAS WELDING; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; INERT GAS WELDING; METALS; PLASMA TORCHES; SHIELDING; STEEL; STEEL CORROSION; STEEL METALLURGY; WELDING; WELDS;

ARC CHARACTERISTICS; ARC PRESSURE; METAL TRANSFER; P-GMAW; WELDING PARAMETERS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 58049219910     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.03.049     Document Type: Article

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